South Beach (Miami Beach)

UltraVive: Does an IV Hangover Cure Work? A First-Person Perspective

Since mead first made its way into the mouths of the ancient Greeks, mankind has been plagued by hangovers. And despite the advancement of medical technology, we've yet to find a cure. Most of us just suffer through -- taking snake oil supplements, downing a hair of the dog, or hovering over the po ... More >>

South Beach Drag Legend Wanda Shot Dead in Streets of Tampa

Standing an imposing 6'6" (and even taller in heels), the legendary drag icon Wanda had been stomping through South Beach like it was her personal runway since its '90s heyday. She was at one point perhaps the most polarizing and controversial figure in South Beach nightlife. A master at throwing s ... More >>

Barezzito South Beach: We Get a First Bite

Step into Barezzito, Miami's newest late-night eatery and music venue -- and South Beach screams from every neon-hued nook and cranny. The sleek new Collins Avenue outpost is offering up live music, specials every night of the week and Asian fusion cuisine with a Latin flair. The new digs are the ... More >>

PB Steak in SoBe: The Pubbelly Trio Strikes Again

When the Pubbelly boys open restaurants, they call them concepts. Their strategies, though, are not about location. It's not décor. Or cuisine. Or even target crowd. The concept, rather, is Pubbelly. The word describes not food or ambience, but brand. And PB Steak -- the latest South Beach restau ... More >>

Emack & Bolio's on 4/20: Real Ice Cream, Stoner Chocolates, Specials

Boston ice cream shop Emack & Bolio's quietly opened up a Miami outpost in South Beach inside the Sunset Harbour Shops last week. The Purdy Avenue storefront is colorful and vibrant; spaceships hanging from the ceiling; a talking moose mascot; ridiculous menu items like the midnight munchies sunda ... More >>

Reader Mail: South Beach Tow Companies Are the Biggest Scam on Earth

SET Reopening for Miami Music Week 2013

"Luxury and white-glove service." That's what South Beach socialites and club wreckers alike should expect from the new SET. In early January, we here at Crossfade reported that the Opium Group club would be closing for renovations in order to become the Miami nightlife spot "where true VIPs pop c ... More >>

Khong River House: Boat Noodles, Cool Digs, and Hot Hooch in SoBe

View the slide show: Closer Look: Khong River House in South Beach

Charles St.: Affordable, NYC-Style Bistro Now Open in the Boulan South Beach

Give a warm South Beach welcome to Charles St., the newest (and possibly most affordable) addition to Collins Avenue. The 70-seat, New York-inspired eatery officially opens this morning on the ground floor of the Boulan South Beach. It offers classic American fare with an international twist, spec ... More >>

The Embassy: Eclectic Buena Vista Fare

The route from downtown Miami or South Beach to Buena Vista's restaurant strip traverses the posh Design District, a neighborhood speckled with Christian Louboutin stilettos and a luxury flagship shop by Hermès. Just a few blocks north is Little Haiti, where many families eke out a living with annu ... More >>

Oscars in Miami Tonight: Celebrate With Grey Goose's Celebration Cocktail at W South Beach

With all the SoBeWFF hype and buzz, we've overlooked the fact that this Sunday night at 7 p.m. is one of the most important celebration ceremonies in Hollywood. We're talking about Oscar. With so many gorgeous celebs under one roof and Seth MacFarlane hosting the show, its bound to be an interesti ... More >>

Where to Park for This Weekend's South Beach Wine & Food Fest

While you're undoubtedly stoked about today's kickoff of the annual bacchanalia known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SoBeWFF), you're probably less excited about the logistics. Namely, parking.  Unless you live in South Beach, parking for the fest can be a nightmare. But no worri ... More >>

Palace Drag Queen Tiffany Fantasia Talks $100 Tips, Jennifer Hudson, and Gospel Ahead of Thursday's 25th Anniversary

Miami's most fabulous queens are busy ruling South Beach from their undisputed drag kingdom, the Palace. This iconic drag bar/restaurant/stage show is about to celebrate a quarter-century of bringing teased hair, fake tatas, and gravity-defying nips and tucks to Ocean Drive. The 25th-anniversary ce ... More >>

Doré South Beach Serves French-Inspired Eats and Mixology Treats

Looking for a bit more of the European aesthetic in your life? Doré South Beach, the newest addition to the Ritz-Carlton, is serving French-inspired, high-end eats with a mixology twist. Diners can sip pear-infused pisco and watermelon purée while nibbling on hamachi tartare and homemade tor ... More >>

Gramps Grand Opening Week: Dance Contest, No Name, Jacuzzi Boys, and More

Last Friday, The New York Times published a piece called "South Beach Without the Beach," touting the area's "underground" spots. If Crossfade had edited the piece, we would have given it the headline "Places Where New Yorkers Go When They Aren't In New York" or "A Lesson in Faux-thenticity." Save ... More >>

SL Miami at the James Royal Palm Hotel Adding to South Beach's Intimate Nightlife Trend

Does South Beach need another hotel ultra-lounge? Probably not. That's not stopping the EMM Group, the company behind hotspots like Tenjune and Catch Roof in New York, from trying.SL Miami, the South Beach outpost of the Meatpacking District lounge of the same name, is bring its high-end nightlife e ... More >>

Wolfgang Gartner Gives It Hard to South Beach's Story Nightclub, January 18

Wolfgang Gartner Story Nightclub, South Beach Friday, January 18, 2013 If LIV is among the world's premiere locations for high-profile socializing and progressive house, then SoBe's new hotspot Story Nightclub is Miami Management Group's answer to a bottle-service "alternative." As much as a club w ... More >>

Story Nightclub's January 2013 Lineup: R3hab, Porter Robinson, Wolfgang Gartner, Others

Last week, Story Nightclub kicked its doors open with a massive New Year's Eve 2013 lineup. But just because the year has been rung and we're all getting used to dating things "'13," doesn't mean the Story crew's gonna let the mood lighten up. The rest of January is filling up with hot headliners ... More >>

Miami's 13 Best New Year's Eve Parties

Blow It Up

Maoz Vegetarian Debuts in South Beach: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Kosher Falafel For Under $6 (Photos)

Last summer, while walking through Paris's trendy neighborhood, Sainte-Germaine-du-Prés, I came across a petite falafel shop named Maoz Vegetarian. Inside, there was a long line of Parisians, loading up falafel sandwiches with tabouli, tahini and greenery from an expansive salad bar. And it cost le ... More >>

November 2012 Restaurant Openings and Closings

November in Miami saw many anticipated restaurants opening, and a few closings that had most people surprised, indeed.  Some welcome additions to our local food scene include Dena Marino's MC Kitchen, Myron Mixon's Pride and Joy, and David Bracha's Oak Tavern.Read also:- Florida Cookery: Every ... More >>

Story Nightclub, Formerly Amnesia Miami, Opening on South Beach in December

Amnesia is an inability to recall things because of brain damage. A story is something you have when lots of really exciting things happen in your life. Both can be caused by excessive amounts of drinking, and both can be really awesome clubs on South Beach, but not at the same time. That's because ... More >>

Six Best South Beach Club Parties November 8 to 14

Canine Culture

Pubbelly: My Favorite Restaurant

"What's your favorite restaurant?" That question got us all thinking. If we had to choose one top dog at gunpoint, what would it be and why? Each week, a different Short Order blogger will celebrate his or her favorite eatery -- be it  celebrity-chef-driven or a neighborhood hole-in-the-wall ... More >>

Lee Schrager on 2013's South Beach Wine & Food Festival: Hip and Hot, Part One

Lee Brian Schrager is a visionary. He transformed a one-day annual event known as the Florida Extravaganza, held at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus, by moving the 5-year-old fete across the causeway in 2002 and renaming it the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Now it's a f ... More >>

Miami Beach Police Salaries Some of the Highest in the City

Half of Miami Beach's Best-Paid Employees Are Cops, Including Three Suspended Last Year

In 2010, a Miami New Times investigation revealed that more than half the cops in Miami Beach made six figures a year, and some racked up more than $200,000. What's more, some of the highest-paid officers had some of the worst records.See also:- Miami Beach cops are paid up to $225,000 and face laws ... More >>

Freedom Flask: Drink From a Bag, Next Big Food Trend (Unforgettable GIFs)

The Freedom Flask is a wearable liquid-dispensing invention for sneaking liquor into sporting events.We took it into the streets of Miami to test it, but replaced the vodka with water so Alex Rodriguez wouldn't get arrested.From the sands of South Beach to Lincoln Road to the Wynwood art walk, the d ... More >>

An Open Letter to South Beach Residents Who Say We Never Want to Hang Out on SoBe

Dear South Beach Residents Who Say We Never Visit Them Anymore Since They Moved to the Beach:So, um, we read this over at Huffington Post Miami's blog about how you never want to leave the Beach.You're right.We've noticed you never want to part ways with your precious little 33139. That's fine. You' ... More >>

Chris Paciello, Former SoBe Kingpin, Beats DUI Charges

Ever notice how some of Miami's most connected, bold-faced names always manage to get their DUIs reduced to reckless driving charges? It was a recurring theme in our rundown of celeb mugshots.Well, controversial South Beach nightlife icon Chris Paciello is the latest to join the club. He's escaped D ... More >>

DJ Selfborn's How To Piss Off the DJ: A Four-Step Guide

DJ Selfborn is the proud new franchisee of Love Hate Lounge on South Beach. But he's been in the game for decades, doin' work in his native Chicago and touring with the legendary Special Ed and Wu-Tang before starting from scratch on South Beach about eight years ago. Selfborn says, "I come from ... More >>

Beyond the Beach

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach July 19-25

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

What a week it's been, eh? The Miami Heat paraded down Biscayne Boulevard, celebrating their 2012 NBA championship with hometown fans in the streets of Downtown Miami. A few days later, Spain won an Iberian showdown, beating Portugal in penalty kicks and advancing to the Euro Cup finals for the se ... More >>

B Hotel Releases Renderings, Details on Upcoming Downtown Miami, South Beach Locations

No, that is not a misspelling in the headline. The folks over at B Hotels and Resorts have a goal -- for the letter "B" to be as familiar in front of the word hotel as the letter "W."The company's two Broward locations opened just 18 months ago in Sunrise and on A1A, but they've already become a fav ... More >>

Best of Miami: Arts & Entertainment

Jazid's 16th Anniversary With Kulcha Shok, Locos por Juana, Spam Allstars, June 8-10

Six Best South Beach Club Parties May 31 to June 6

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

The seemingly endless traffic nightmare is over. The crowds have gone home. That's right -- Memorial Day weekend 2012 came and went, and now the locals have reclaimed South Beach. The nightclubs are back to business as usual, booking superfamous international DJs and catering to the bottle-popping ... More >>

Urban Beach Week: Top Ten South Beach Eats

This one goes out to all the weekend transplants arriving today to spend the weekend in our home city.Bienvenidos a Miami, y'all!We realize Miami has a way of being quite the sassy pants when it comes to Memorial Day Weekend -- for that, we apologize. But lucky for you, we've compiled a snazzy list ... More >>

SLS Hotel, The Bazaar, Katsuya Announce June Opening

The signs outside the 12-story property at 17th Street and Collins Avenue have been announcing the arrival of SLS Hotel to South Beach for years (literally). From either Collins or the beach, we've been teased with the promise of dining at Katsuya or The Bazaar or sunning at a rooftop pool. It looks ... More >>

With Flying Colors

Miami's Top Five Falafel Sandwiches

Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. I have a dream in which I travel to the Middle East, gather all of the troubled tribes together, calmly ascend a modest soap box, and say unto the p ... More >>

South Beach Plans for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks

South Beach Prepares For Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks on Tap

​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

Six Best Hip Hop Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

​A faint ringing noise tickles our inner ear, the result of a lifetime's worth of WMC pool parties, electronic music cruises, and afterhours ragers cramped into one bleepity-bloopity-filled week of house music. After far too many dates with Molly (and 28 Vicks Vapor Inhalers later), we're regret ... More >>

Coconut Grove Should Clobber South Beach in the Snackdown

​Short Order's Snackdown, our friendly little competition to see which dining neighborhood gets the most love, is heating up. We expected to see comments from readers expressing their choices, including a little point/counterpoint discussion. What we didn't expect was that the fires would come fro ... More >>